Company description:: Standard & Poor’s, a leading provider of independent investment research, ratings and indices, today announced the recent appointment of Frank Dos Santos as Director of Securities Evaluations new taxable fixed income evaluations department. Mr. Dos Santos will have responsibility for the management and direction of the U.S. taxable bond evaluations team, a new component of the company’s well-established Securities Evaluations business.
Mr. Dos Santos was previously senior vice president in the pricing control group of Citigroup Capital Markets. Prior to Citigroup, he was vice president and manager of the Domestic Fixed Income Group at Merrill Lynch Securities Pricing Service, and specialized in CMO, MBS and derivative securities.
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Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluations is a leading provider of independent fixed income evaluations including municipals, international bonds, syndicated loans, CDs, CMBS, derivatives and swaps supporting securities operations, fund pricing and portfolio management worldwide. The addition of U.S. taxable securities to their product line will give customers an additional source of independent and objective pricing of securities to help them meet increased regulatory scrutiny.
About Standard & Poor’s
Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations. With 5000 employees located in 20 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit www.standardandpoors.com.
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